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The article informs that the U.S. government lifted international travel restrictions allowing vaccinated individuals to enter the U.S., as of November 8, 2021. Topics discussed include impact of travel restrictions on companies of all different sizes and across all industries; need for foreign nationals to receive a vaccine that is approved by either the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; and quarantine requirements for re-entry to other destination countries.

The article inform the pandemic has caused an unparalleled shift to remote working, even with the upbeat vaccination announcement from Pfizer and Moderna.

The article inform the State Department regulates the flow of green card issuance, and it controls the spigot as to which applicants in the green card process can take the step which is to apply to "adjust" their visa status from nonimmigrant visa category to the actual permanent green card status.

The article discusses American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has requested records from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) showing how an employer's offered salary to a foreign national employee impacts how an officer adjudicates an H-1B classification filing.

The article offers information on the expert legal services for employers concerning immigration under the current administration by Fragomen LLP in Orange County, California.

The article offers information on "Buy American, Hire American" agenda by administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, and Policy Memoranda which will change how U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) can adjudicate cases and enforce notice to appear order before an immigration judge.

The article provides information on experience of U.S. employers in immigration prospects during Trump Administration including status of foreign national talent; status educated professionals; and response of visa holders.

The article offers tips for businesses involved in unannounced visits and inspections of the worksites of employers who sponsor foreign nationals for various types of work visas conducted by the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service's Fraud Detection and National Security unit.

The article informs that employers in the U.S. can file H-1B petitions six months early on behalf of identified foreign national candidates, for which U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) receipts all H-1B filings in April 2016, and mentions H-1B extension petitions.

The article highlights the need for companies with a significant number of foreign national hires to have immigration programs to provide structure to this critical hiring and staffing function. Topics covered include the efficiencies that the program provides, the benefits of the program as opposed to an ad hoc fire drill when the need occurs, and items addressed in the design and execution of an immigration program.

The article focuses on a proposed regulation published by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in order to provide opportunity for foreign nationals to obtain temporary work authorization in the country.

The article offers information on the Labor Certification labor market testing process involved in obtaining green card status, and mentions the self-petitioning green card categories such as the Extraordinary Ability (EB-1(A)) and the National Interest Waiver (EB-2) cases.

The article reports on the new Visa Bulletin from the U.S. State Department which benefits the intending employment immigrants to file their applications for the green card.

The article presents an overview of the regulations associated with the dismissal of foreign temporary employees in the U.S.

The article offers information about the H-1B visa fillings in California in which foreign students were cited as the most common population of foreign nationals who are subject to the annual cap.